Pony (pony)'s status on Monday, 26-Nov-12 09:44:09 UTC
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@toksyuryel I'm aware that I /do/ many things that I believe are morally objectionable and that I try to avoid thinking about that fact sometimes to escape guilt. Still, such an incongruency creates guilt which, as long as I haven't desensitized myself through repeated offense to my moral compass, triggers a halt to my actions sufficient for me to think twice. A person always maintains supreme control of their core will (for lack of a better word), but it is possible to choose to remove all of one's inhibitions including the barriers that keep one safe from doing things that they'd never do voluntarily because they find them dangerous or objectionable. In order to get to that point though, they must make the decision to tear down those barriers. In other words, yes, people can be tricked into believing a person is trustworthy, but, unless they /want/ to be deceived, they can't be tricked into lowering their defenses. I can't see any reason to trust anyone in such a way.
